unpersuasive

Example Sentences

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This appeal to the objective personal and social benefits of working, and to a sense of justice, is an attempt to elevate social-welfare debates beyond mathy fiscal arguments voters often find dull and unpersuasive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Others ended in defeat, with judges calling his arguments unpersuasive or “absurd” or, in one case, dismissing them without comment.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025

But the court disagreed, finding unpersuasive the evidence of Golden Rice’s safety presented by government attorneys defending the permit.

From Science Magazine • May 2, 2024

For unpersuasive reasons, the lawyer nonetheless concluded that the proposed Section 23 could not be used in the same way.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2024

It was certainly the most unpersuasive voice I ever heard.

From Prisoner for Blasphemy by Foote, G. W. (George William)